crazzyyfool Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Go grad it kids. Well it's official boy and girls -- Apple's Mac App Store is live as of this morning, and available to use and abuse via a Snow Leopard update (version 10.6.6 to be exact). The OS X application market takes the company's wildly successful iOS App Store to its logical conclusion, bringing an orderly, structured app buying experience to desktops and laptops across the globe. The Store will launch with over 1,000 titles, including Apple standards like the iLife suite broken out into separate parts (iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand) selling for $14.99 each, Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for $19.99 apiece, and the bank-breaking Aperture for $79.99. Of course there'll also be third-party apps present at launch, including Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Pixelmator, Cheetah 3D, and Flight Control HD (yes, a port of the iPad version). The software itself will be a separate application that functions much like the App Store, providing update notifications and a universal installation process. That process, mind you, will be part of the requirements for getting your application into the store, along with Apple's famous content policies -- so we're sure we'll see some irate devs with painful rejection stories. Or maybe not. We know that the company is planning on getting lots of familiar developers into the Store, but we also know that some of what Apple is looking for may not gel with, say... Adobe's installation procedures (or worse). Regardless, right now the number of apps available is small, but you can expect it to grow fast now that it's open for everyone. We're going to be doing a much deeper dive on the experience and report back -- until then, if you're using it, let us know what you think in comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'll have to check it out when I get home :) Cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browno Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Now searching for it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2011 Cheers! Much earlier than expected. Updating now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Now searching for it :) ;) jk heheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browno Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 ;) jk heheh I did that, I meant that it was checking for it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REM2000 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 thanks for the heads up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I did that, I meant that it was checking for it :) I know, that's why I put jk ;) heheh :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted January 6, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2011 Yum yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Software update must be getting hammered! I can't even get it past 1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Downloading now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted January 6, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2011 Software update must be getting hammered! I can't even get it past 1% Strange, the update here was done in 2 minutes, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 6, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2011 Will download when I get home, however is it sad that I am more interested to know what the OS fixes and stuff are more than the app store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2011 I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 The icon. Very iTunes 10. I got a feeling this is a sign of things to come in Lion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpyreanUK Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Aperture 3 for $79? It's ?170 for the standalone version... I could well buy it if the reported new price is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2011 Update: If anyone is having issues with the App Store freezing etc the remedy is to sign in first before browsing and buying apps. Seems to solve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browno Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Keep getting error 100 when trying to download Angry Birds :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted January 6, 2011 Reporter Share Posted January 6, 2011 The icon. Very iTunes 10. I got a feeling this is a sign of things to come in Lion. It's because the App Store is a part of the iTunes store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltLife Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Nice downloading now.... Of course I still have an iworks itunes hp and various other things to download that I haven't yet hehe =-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Aperture 3 for $79? It's ?170 for the standalone version... I could well buy it if the reported new price is true. I was surprised by that too, although I guess it's a good pitch by Apple to get people using the store. I tried updating my work PC, but no success. Maybe because it's running Windows :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browno Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asharae Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I like that icon! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Anyone actually managed to download anything yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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